You must have heard about the honey badger holding a Guinness book of world record for
the world's most fearless creature and also that the honey badgers skin is bulletproof
why has the internet and media come up with these tags why does the honey badger
have such a reputation we are about to find out just that so sit tight
first of all let's get some facts right, no the honey badger does not hold the Guinness
book of world record for the World's most fearless creature nor is it skin bulletproof
it weighs around 9 to 12 kilos and is around 55 to 79 centimeters in length,
it has very thick skin is absolutely fearless and very intelligent. Not only do humans know about
its reputation, but other animals and birds also do. Here you can see a honey guide bird trying to
show or direct the badger to the wild bees hive, the skin of the honey badger is so thick that the
bee's sting is making no difference, except for some sensitive areas like its nose. In the end,
after having its share it leaves some honey for the Honey Guidebird just so that the bird gets
motivated the next time too. The honey badger is fearless and ferocious, it can literally take on
any wild animal and go into attack mode instantly. The honey badger just doesn't care, if whether
it's a hyena, lion or leopard. For its size, it really carries around a lot of attitude and
probably some animals wish they don't come across a honey badger. When some folks from our channel
interviewed a honey badger here is what it had to say "If you are bad, then i am your dad" and
guess what the king of the jungle had to say "I just wish i don't bump into a Honey Badger today.
Now that you know about the honey badger's reputation for being such a badass, you must
be wondering what on earth does this guy eat for lunch. Okay here is a clue, it is the food which
does not have an expiry date, yes you probably guessed it right. Honey is its favorite, hence the
name Honey Badger, closely followed by scorpions, snakes and probably other animals attitude.
The honey badger surely likes to mess around with poisonous snakes and over time it has built
up a good tolerance for the poison. Mother badgers start introducing toxicity to baby
badgers right from its childhood in the form of scorpions. Scorpions have a low level of toxicity
when compared to snakes, it looks like this guy learned this trick from the honey badgers
It just doesn't care what snake it has for breakfast, maybe Monday's pythons,
Wednesday's vipers and Friday's cobra ,you name it. And if at all it gets bitten by some snake,
all it's got to do is just sleep it away and it should all be okay within a couple of hours.
Honey badgers are very intelligent and one of the best escape artists.
Looks like, Michael Scofield from Prison Break learned some tricks from the honey badger,
"Good to know". There is a rumor that, many many years ago, one man left a honey badger in the most
secure prison called the Alcatraz and surprisingly the Honey Badger escaped from the Alcatraz in a
record time of less than 38 minutes flat. It can remove bolts, use a stick as a ladder and when
there is no ladder, it will just make one with some mud or rocks just to stun that escape. Okay
,escape can be any animals instinct but why was the honey badger been tagged as "very intelligent"
in the beginning of the video, because it probably took classes from the famous Indian mathematician
Arya Bhata and has got one of the best problem solving skills in the animal kingdom.
Here are some scientists challenging the honey badgers capabilities by putting some
food in a glass enclosure, for most animals, knowing where the entry to the box and how to
open the wooden bar might be a challenge, but for our pal looks like it is a piece of cake.
So the next time you come across a honey badger when you are out on a safari, don't get fooled
by the cuddly and grounded look and try to pet him or you may just end up like this man.